Court affirms INEC Power to deregister 74 political parties

Renewed battle by 74 deregistered political parties to bounce back in business  was nailed yesterday as the Appeal Court siiting at Abuja  affirmed the powers of the National Independent National Electoral ommission ( INEC) to  deregister  Political Parties .

The Appeal court Presided over yesterday  by justice Muhammed Baba Idris in a landmark judgment ruled that the INEC did not err in law in the deregisteration of NUP and 73 other  political parties .
It upheld  the judgment of a federal High court in Abuja which had earlier in May 27 this year sacked the 74 political parties   .Justice  Taiwo   Taiwo in his judgment ruled that INEC acted in acciordance with section 225 A of the 1999 constitution
Similarly Justuce Chikere of a federal High court Abuja in another  judgment in June 11   also nailed the fate of another 33political parties , earlier sacked by the commission .
The court ruled that the 34 political parties having not complied with the  rules had since lost their registration. .
The Appeal court in a ruling i a suit filed by NUP  political affirmed INEC powers to have deregistered NUP and 73  political parties
.Appeal Court held that INEC was right to have eregistered NUP which was one of the 74 political earlier axed by the commission .
..Pending Appeals by other deregistered parties now an academic exercise as Appeal Court sitting at Abuja today delivered Judgment affirming  the constitutional powers of INEC to deregister  political parties.